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"William Haywood Henderson writes some of the most evocative and transcendently beautiful prose in contemporary American Literature."

—Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News and "Brokeback Mountain"

"William Haywood Henderson has an awe-inspiring ability to cut to the heart of what works and what doesn't in a manuscript, a way of looking at writing and storytelling that is encouraging and thought-provoking."

—Eleanor Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Weird Sisters

You're driven to write a great novel.

But you've reached a point where you're bogged down, lost, blocked.

Or you've finished your novel but keep facing rejection from agents and publishers.

Time to hire a writing coach.

Why am I the right coach?

I've coached hundreds of aspiring novelists, and I've helped each writer find his or her own voice, vision, and story. That's always the magic - finding your way into the novel that only you can write.

I'm a successful novelist myself, so I know the novel-writing process inside and out. You'll learn where best to focus your energy, you'll master the art and craft of great writing, and I'll keep you on task right to the end of the project.

There are a lot of great writers out there. With novelists, the challenge is often simply to handle the huge volume of a novel project and find a way through to the end. Many of my students finish their novels, find agents, and ultimately find success in publishing their novels. It's a wonderful journey.

I've honed the art of teaching novel writing at

• Stanford University - Wallace Stegner Fellow in Creative Writing
• Brown University - MA in Creative Writing
• University of California, Berkeley - BA in English Literature